QUILL POLE

August 16, 2011.  I don't know.  These just appeared on utility poles and have continued to multiply.  Neon colors, transforming everyday metal poles into supple totems of color - pink, orange, blue, purple.  The plastic strips crawl up the poles, high, drawing your eye upward to the sky, away from the movement of the street.  And why not?

LOCKED OUT

December 11, 2010. Is it a comment on the lock, someones heart, or a relationship? In New York, it can become confusing because every surface is a potential for communication. This message may be intended for a locksmith, who was called while the owner was out of town and who had to return to the shop for parts. It could have been intended for the lover, who has been shut out, and the message meant to alert him not to come up. It could have been a reply to betrayal, a response to the breaking of trust, leaving the loved one in a state of despair, unable any longer to even make the attempt to reconcile. I wonder if the message was understood.